New Delhi: Some activists held for the last five years in connection with what the Delhi police has presented as the “larger conspiracy” case behind the February 2020 riots, were released last evening – presenting a picture of hope and reunification.Social media has filled up with photos and videos of Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haidar, Mohammad Saleem Khan, and Shifa Ur Rehman, walking out to friends and family amidst tears and hugs.The Supreme Court granted them and activist Shadab Ahmed bail in a controversial order in which it withheld bail from fellow activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.Videos were uploaded not just by news agencies and outlets but also by their well wishers who shot busy clips of relatives and friends meeting to celebrate the activists’ freedom after years.🙏 Shifa ur Rehman walks free from Tihar Jail after Supreme Court grants bail. His family n friends welcomed him with open arms outside the Tihar Jail.– A moment of relief and hope for better days ahead. pic.twitter.com/mdl2j7dmDx— زماں (@Delhiite_) January 7, 2026VIDEO | Delhi: Accused, Shifa Ur Rehman, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case, walks out of Tihar Jail.The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to five accused, saying all the accused do not stand on the same… pic.twitter.com/DMXwWhpJPt— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 7, 2026VIDEO | Delhi: Mohd. Saleem Khan, one of the accused who got bail in Delhi riots case, reaches his home.The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Mohd. Saleem Khan and four others, saying that all the accused do not stand on the same footing.Observing that reasonable… pic.twitter.com/4v9gN3D5uY— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 7, 2026The following clip of Meeran Haider walking free was uploaded by an organisation identifying itself as IP News.🙏 Meeran Haider walks free from Tihar Jail after Supreme Court grants bail.– After years of waiting, he steps out to begin a new chapter. May better days lie ahead. pic.twitter.com/v5h9hlJ5ZH— زماں (@Delhiite_) January 7, 2026VIDEO | Delhi: Three accused – Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa Ur Rehman, and Meeran Haider, who were granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case, walk out of Tihar Jail. The court, on Monday, described the grant of bail as a “calibrated… pic.twitter.com/YVioDOOu7D— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 7, 2026Gulfisha Fatima walks out after her release from Tihar Jail, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Photo: PTI.